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Can constantly touching and pushing nose with fingers make it bigger or change shape? some people say it makes it smaller others say makes it bigger?

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Nasal shape: People with allergies tend to wipe their nose upward constantly that can cause a line across the nose called nasal crease and in lay terms doctors call is the allergy salute, so yes it can happen.

Dr Baez agreed

Answered 1/9/2021

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